ALL THESE obstacles you are seeing on your way will melt away. Yes, they will. They must! It will happen suddenly, totally, swiftly. You will look for them after reading this message and you will see them no more. Nothing can block your blessings...

WASHINGTON (AP): A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their organisation’s tax-exempt status is drawing praise from conservatives and even some progressive religious groups...

Renaldo C. McKenzie Contributor WHEN MOST people think of Jesus, they picture Him as the founder of Christianity — a teacher sent to save sinners from hell and to establish a new religion. But this might be a misreading of both His mission and His...

Let us pray, and let us start ahead of the wind and rain! Strong winds and heavy rains usually cause destruction to life and property; hills may invade the valleys, rivers may overflow their banks, livestock, people and houses, et cetera. maybe...

You may be seeing elaborate shower cleansing routines on social media: daily exfoliation, double cleansing, antibacterial soap, loads of scented body scrubs and shower oils. “I’m kind of appalled by the shower routines,” said Dr Olga Bunimovich, a...

The United Kingdom Government has announced the launch of the Office of the Windrush Commissioner, to be hosted by Caroline Woodley, mayor of Hackney, and Cllr Carole Williams, Cabinet lead for Windrush, at Hackney Town Hall, on July 16. I have...

In a strategic move to strengthen support for Jamaica’s overseas workers, JN Money Services, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Jamaica Liaison Service (JLS), has launched the Fields of Opportunity Scholarship...

The JN Foundation is inviting students and guardians to apply for its 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarships. Students who achieved a placement score of 320 or higher in this year’s Grade 6 PEP exams are encouraged to apply for one of 17 five...

Seventy-four children with developmental disabilities have successfully transitioned from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), celebrating a significant achievement in their educational journey. This year...

“Imagine a Jamaica where every craft item, every flavour, and every handmade treasure fuel national prosperity. That is the Jamaica we are building, a nation where tourism is not just an economic driver, but a force of transformation, inclusion,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon wants businesses, schools, and homes in St James to have their own rodent-control programmes instead of waiting for the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) to launch initiatives to control the...

The Kingston deliveryman hired by Constable Noel Maitland to remove a sofa from his apartment will continue his testimony on Monday after the trial was adjourned yesterday. The witness was released early on Thursday and given Friday off to carry...

WESTERN BUREAU: HAVING SERVED as a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), and an Independent representative at the municipal level, businessman Paul Patmore, who will be representing Trelawny South on the People’s National Party (PNP) ticket in the impending...

Circle of Care Jamaica (COCJ) has successfully concluded a pioneering mental health support project designed to address the often-overlooked emotional challenges faced by men and boys. Funded by the United States Embassy in Kingston, the initiative...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Michele Walden-Pinnock, regional director at the Ministry of Education Region 4, wants the graduating class of Greater Destiny Preparatory and Kindergarten School, in Montego Bay, to embrace life’s headwinds as they seek to rise...

Ten years after the Auditor General’s Department conducted a performance audit to determine the level of due diligence undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) prior to decisions on investments and land acquisitions for housing solutions, the...

Councillors attending Wednesday’s general meeting of the Portmore Municipal Corporation have raised concerns over what they consider inadequate funding to clean critical drains before the 2025 hurricane season hits its peak. Kenord Grant,...

WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICAN AVIATION executive, Damion Vanriel, who was born in Hartford, Westmoreland, but was raised in the tough Rose Heights community of Montego Bay, St James, has created history by becoming the first Jamaican to be named senior...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has called on Caribbean businesses to take the lead in transforming the region’s energy landscape, saying the time has come for bold investment in renewables to drive down costs and...

IN A brief ceremony in the boardroom of the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St James on Tuesday, Jamaica signed a partnership agreement with the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, the 13th CARICOM country to do...

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has called on CARICOM member states to take immediate steps to confront the dual threats of misinformation and citizen insecurity, warning that the very stability of regional democracies is...

Eighty-four per cent of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and private-sector entities are willing to employ participants in the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme after their training. HEART/NSTA Trust Managing...

Cassava farmers in St. Thomas stand to gain from improved operational regularisation, following the announcement of land lease provisions under the newly established St. Thomas Cassava Growers Association Limited. Speaking during the recent St...

Eighty-four-year-old Barbara Dyer-Panton, a Jamaica-born retired nurse, was among just four guests chosen to sit with Queen Camilla during a royal reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom recently. The event, held...

WESTERN BUREAU: As was the case when she was leaving Rio Bueno Primary School five years, William Knibb High School head girl, Sana-Kay Dilworth, emerged as the top student at her school’s graduation, taking home the top prizes in mathematics,...

LONDON: A special portrait exhibition which was installed in Windrush Square, Brixton, south London last month to honour members of the Windrush generation was vandalised by unknown person or persons last week. Organisers of the temporary...

Black River, St Elizabeth, celebrated the legacy of one of its most distinguished sons on Friday, July 4, with the official renaming of School Street to C. D. Wright Road. The ceremony was led by Minister of Local Government and Community...

The murder trial of Constable Noel Maitland resumed un Monday after a seven-week adjournment, with testimony from the chief crime scene examiner of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM). The examiner confirmed that packages...

Employees from a section of the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew have been asked to work from home in the wake of a serious mould problem affecting several offices at the location. According to a...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie says the St Elizabeth North Eastern constituency must never return to the fold of the People’s National Party (PNP), urging voters to give Delroy Slowley a second term in office. McKenzie,...

Twenty-five years ago, Dr Beverley Scott, executive director of the Family and Parenting Centre, walked through the streets of Montego Bay in St James with nothing but a pen-written flyer in hand and a heart burning with purpose. “Are you suicidal...

Thirteen adolescent mothers, who completed their studies at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation in St Andrew, were encouraged to pursue their dreams with confidence during a graduation service held at the institution on July 2. Held under the...

Members of the Customs Brokers And Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ have re-elected veteran customs broker, Marcia Bent, to the helm of the professional and advocacy body for the vast majority of the over 200 licensed customs...

WESTERN BUREAU Shorna-Kay Richards, Jamaica’s ambassador to Japan, is urging more Jamaicans, especially young people, to get involved in the global movement for peace and nuclear disarmament, declaring that we must never, ever give up the fight. “...

A $642-million development project at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon has been hailed by stakeholders as a forward-thinking and transformative investment in the region’s healthcare infrastructure. Last Friday, ground was officially broken and...